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Ending Iraq's demonstrations won't solve Sunni crisis

The Sunni demonstrations may not last much longer, but their end will not mean that Iraq’s sectarian problems have been addressed.
Residents gather to protest near the house of prominent Sunni Muslim lawmaker Ahmed al-Alwani, in the centre of Ramadi, December 29, 2013. Iraqi security forces arrested Alwani in a raid on his home in the western province of Anbar, sparking clashes in which at least five people were killed, police sources said. Picture taken December 29, 2013.  REUTERS/Ali al-Mashhadani (IRAQ - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) - RTX16X7L
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It's not easy to establish a road map for any crisis, especially in a country as complex as Iraq. This applies to most challenges faced by Iraq in the past 10 years, including the Sunni demonstrations that launched in December 2012.

The demonstrations, which began with arrest warrants on charges of terrorism for some security staffers working for Iraqi Finance Minister Rafie al-Issawi, have changed their goals more than once. They raise some general slogans that continuously escalate before being diffused. 

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